Preemptive War

Attacking Iran Is Illegal

Liaquat Ali Khan | Posted 05.06.2012

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There are two distinct reasons why an armed attack on Iran is illegal under international law, whether the attacker is Israel or the United States.

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Iran Is No Threat -- Unless We Stay On Our Current Course

Alton Lu | Posted 05.01.2012

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In the recent Arizona Republican debate, the candidates, aside from Ron Paul, were seen advocating for stronger sanctions and military action against Iran.

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War Vets and the New Hampshire Primary

Malou Innocent | Posted 03.10.2012

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Most of the Republican presidential candidates seem all too willing to surrender more American treasure and possibly more American soldiers for preemptive strikes again Iran.

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Preemptive War and Other Nonsense

Robert Schwab | Posted 07.19.2011

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Has former President George W. Bush's preemptive war doctrine been repealed or rescinded? The New York Times editorialized earlier this week against ...

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The Case for Attacking Iran's Nukes

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some have argued that the Cold War-era mutual assured destruction doctrine would contain Iran. That is a big assumption -- specially in light of the Iranian regime's ideology.

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Netanyahu and Threat of Bombing Iran -- The Bluff that Never Stops Giving?

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the case of Iran, Netanyahu's tough talk undermines the Obama administration's prospects for diplomacy

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Living and Dying American

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.17.2011

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Back then a typical Republican was to the left of the Clintons. Nixon was a transition. It took Reagan to really define the world in which we now live, in which merit is no longer of value.

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Bush Defends Pre-Emptive Strikes

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain wi...

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Thanksgiving Text Messages from Captives at Taj Provided More Reasons to Give Thanks

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two of my wife's constituents had been holed up in their hotel room at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. They had been there for over a day avoiding the terrorist gunmen that still stalked its corridors.

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Impeach Bush if He Attacks Iran

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bush's so-called "preemptive military action" suggests that whatever foreign nation does not stand with the US must, by default, stand against us.

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